Immobilisation of forearm fractures in children. Extended versus flexed elbow

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 994-996

  Bochang, C ^a   Jie, Y ^a   Zhigang, W ^a   Wiegl, D ^b   Bar On, E ^b   Katz, K ^b  

^a SHANGHAI CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (China)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 22144469082     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B7.15774     Document Type: Article

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